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Cameraderie December 2016 Page
December 2016
Camera Club of Laguna Woods, California; Organized 1966 - www.lhcameraclub.com
Volume 148
* * * A Member Club of the Photographic Society of America, www.psa-photo.org * * *
Celebrating 50 Years of Service
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Front Cover: “Peonies after the Rain ” by Mac McNamar, our featured member in this issue.
Author’s note: This is part 6, the last part of a six-part series of articles about the Camera Club, which started with the March 2016 Cameraderie’s article “The Camera Club” by Harold C. Kime and “The Camera Club’s Vocabulary”, continuing with Joel Goldstein’s Club Overview and Bette Harper’s Club’s Activities in the June issue of Cameraderie. Part five, in the last issue, detailed the many positions of the Club’s Board of Directors and other supporting roles.
Part 1 & 2: “The Camera Club” and Club’s Vocabulary Part 3 & 4: Overview and Club Activities Part 5: A Village to run the Camera Club Part 6: Our photography Facilities
The Club’s facilities, 50 years in the making, are located in Clubhouse 4 of the Laguna Woods Village. They include all equipment needed for a well-rounded photographic endeavor.
Several PCs and Mac computers loaded with the latest photo editing software (Photoshop Suite, Photoshop Elements, Lightroom, Proshow Gold and Producer, etc.) provide tools to work on your images, so that you can get them ready for the year-round critiques or the annual slide show competition. Two printers are also available for prints up to 17 inches wide, and one even prints on canvas. Sheet stock available for purchase at the Photo Lab tops out at 17x22 inches in size.
Should you wish to mat your own prints, the matting room is equipped with several mat cutters, board cutters, and hot press machines.
What if you want to channel your skills in portraiture? A studio is at your disposition. All you need to do is reserve it and all the lighting, stands, background are yours to use.
There is also the Fred Granger Learning Center that holds up to a dozen workstations with PCs, Mac computers and software. Many hands-on
The Camera Club’s Facilities By Mary-Rose Hoang
classes have been conducted at this location and many more are planned for 2017.
A big classroom where you can admire the photography of your fellow members rounds out the facilities. Countless members are very familiar with this classroom where they attend numerous Saddleback Emeritus classes on photography and workshops by our members. It also serves as meeting room for the Board meetings.
And on a final note, did you know that as members of the club, you are welcome to use these facilities? You can also do your own printing or matting, paying only a nominal material fee of course. Just come by at times when the lab is supervised (which is most weekdays and some weeknights and weekends) by our own volunteering and very knowledgeable members and ask them for help. Better yet, why not volunteer yourself as a lab supervisor? Training is provided. So contact Steve Martin if you’re interested.
In conclusion, we hope that through this series of articles you’ve a better grasp of what our club is, of who we are, and of what the facilities and activities we offer to you, our members. A club is only vibrant as the members take an active participation in the club’s life. Therefore we do hope to see all of you at our club events and facilities.
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President’s Message
By Mark Rabinowitch
As we greet the year 2017, Mac McNamar
who has presided over the club for the last
five years is stepping down as President.
Through good times and not so good times,
Mac has led the Club with a sure and steady
hand.
Following his foot steps, I will take over as
President of the Camera Club as of January
1, 2017. For those of you who do not know
me, please introduce yourselves when
L to R: Joel Goldstein, Barbara Woolweaver, Mark Rabinowitch, Steve Martin, George Harper, Mike Bray, Peter Battin, Ken Furuta, Donnee Prestia, Mac McNamar
Not Present: Ed Elwell, Tom Getz, Burt Goldstein, Elaine Randolph, and David Silberstein
possible and for those who do know me, I look
forward to your assistance in continuing Mac’s
work into the new year. The Board has already
put into place many exciting workshops and
showcases along with some changes in the
Critiques. A separate article on the Critiques
process changes is included in this newsletter.
Finally, in the spirit of getting more exposure for
the club, an on-going display of our members’
work, a culmination of many months of
cooperation with the Laguna Woods Village, will
be exhibited at the Community Center on El
Toro Road beginning in early January 2017.
You’ll enjoy viewing it. - Mark
The 2017 Board of Directors and Officers
President Mark Rabinowitch
Immediate Past President Mac McNamar
Vice President, Digital Exhibition George Harper and Mike Bray
Vice President, Print Exhibition Steve Martin
Vice President, Photo Lab David Silberstein
Vice President, Education Peter Battin
Secretary Donnee Prestia
Treasurer Ken Furuta
Membership Edward Elwell
Hospitality Barbara Woolweaver
Members-at-Large Burt Goldstein, Joel Goldstein, Tom Getz
Webmaster Elaine Randolph
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2016 YearEnd Club Competition Results Congratulations to our Members!!!
Print Division:
Yosemite Winter - Best of Show
and 1st Place,
Monochrome
Jim Lenthall
Breezeway - 2nd Place,
Monochrome
Mike Bray
Hypnotic Vortex - 3rd Place,
Monochrome
Ken Furuta
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Kelly - 1st Place,
Color Pictorial
Mike Bray
Delightful Pumpkins - 2nd Place,
Color Pictorial
Carolyn Bray
Eucalyptus Branches - 3rd Place,
Color Pictorial
Steve Martin
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An Afternoon Sail - 1st Place,
Special Subject
Jim Lenthall
Blue Lilac Up Close - 2nd Place,
Special Subject
Ken Furuta
Macro Shot - 3rd Place,
Special Subject
Mike Bray
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a special award by the judges to recognize high quality work
Yosemite Valley and the
Merced River,
Monochrome
Jim Lenthall
Judges Award for Print Division:
Stamen & Pistil,
Special Subject
Jim Lenthall
When the Stars Align,
Color Pictorial
Mary-Rose Hoang
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Digital Division:
Sandhill Cranes - Best of Show
and 1st Place,
Color Pictorial
George Harper
Bridge in the Mist - 2nd Place,
Color Pictorial
Linda Berman
The Battle - 3rd Place,
Color Pictorial
Mike Bray
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Dana Point Sunset - 4th Place and
Judges Award,
Color Pictorial
Rick Silverman
School Break - Judges Award,
Color Pictorial
Russ Lazar
White Sand - Dark Sky - Judges Award,
Monochrome
George Harper
Judges Award for Digital Division:
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Dallas Bridge - 1st Place,
Monochrome
George Harper
The Arrival of Winter - 2nd Place,
Monochrome
Jim Graver
Hard Landing - 3rd Place,
Monochrome
Linda Berman
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In the Digital Division, High Point Awards were given to the following members: High Point Awards – Color Pictorial
5th place: Elaine Randolph
4th place: (tie) Ken Furuta and Mike Bray
3rd place: Jim Graver
2nd place: Jim Lenthall
1st place: Linda Berman High Point Awards – Monochrome
5th place: Mary-Rose Hoang
4th place: (tie) Russ Lazar and Ken Furuta
3rd place: Elaine Randolph
2nd place: Linda Berman
1st place: Jim Lenthall High Point Awards – Special Subject
3rd place: Elaine Randolph
1st place: (tie) Jim Lenthall and Linda Berman And in the Print Division, High Point Awards were also given out: High Point Awards - Color Pictorial
2nd place (tie): George Harper, Steve Martin,
and Mike Bray
1st place: Jim Lenthall High Point Awards – Monochrome
3rd place: Steve Martin
2nd place: Ken Furuta
1st place: Jim Lenthall High Point Awards – Special Subject
3rd place: Mike Bray
2nd place: Ken Furuta
1st place: Jim Lenthall Note: To be considered for the High Point Awards, members must have works submitted to all year-long critiques in the category in question.
Once again, Congratulations to all Winners!
Yearend Competition Results - Continued
The Critiques process remains pretty much the
same as for 2016, except for the following
changes and announcements that have been
approved by the Board, effective for 2017.
1. For two of the Digital critiques held during the
year, in addition to the current categories of
color pictorial, monochrome, and special
subject, a 4th category of “non-scored” images
will be included. Each member can submit up to
two entries to this “non-scored” and open
category which means any topic will be
acceptable. This new category will allow any
club member to enter images and have a
professional judge review them for critique input.
2. In the Digital division, images entered in
special subject category during the year in
periodic critiques will be allowed as entries in
the color pictorial category for yearend
competition. There will be no change in the
number of entries allowed in the categories at
yearend: 4 entries for color pictorial
and 3 entries for monochrome.
3. Except for the yearend competition, the
names of all judges will be pre-announced for
the critiques.
4. The 6 digital special subject categories for
2017 will be street photography, glass, curves,
cellphone photography, transportation, and
pattern. These categories and their descriptions
will be posted on the club website. (January will
feature transportation as the special subject and
Jim Selkin as judge.)
5. The 2 special subject categories for print
critiques in 2017 will be animals and water.
6. Finally, images submitted for digital critiques
will need to first have their resolution set to a
dimension of 150 pixels per inch and then be
sized to a maximum width of 1400 pixels (for
landscape orientation) and height of 1050 pixels
(for portrait orientation.) Refer to the September
2016 Cameraderie, Page 9 for details on how to resize
images for digital critiques.
Critiques Changes for 2017 By Mike Bray
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SPOTLIGHT on our MEMBERS
Many Thanks to Mac McNamar
By Mike Bray
Earlier this week I had a chance to visit with Mac
and discover some of his background and
personal history. Mac was originally from a very
small town in Minnesota and spent most of his
youth in the Minneapolis area. The youngest of 6
children, Mac was raised in turn by his mother
(who passed away when Mac was 10), his aunt,
and finally, an older sister. Mac involved himself
in the band while in high school, and progressed
from clarinet to trumpet and finally to a
sousaphone. I had to research that one; it is also
called a marching tuba. Mac credits mentorship
of his band instructor as being one of the
strongest and most positive influences of his early
life.
After high school, Mac found his first job as a
dispatcher for Western Union, but not long into his
working career Mac received his draft notice. Mac
was trained by the Army to be a helicopter
mechanic, but ended up spending 18 months as a
company clerk in Fort Bragg. He was discharged
from his Army duties two months before his unit
was sent to Korea.
Mac followed his military service with working
stints at Western Union and Honeywell, and put in
Mac McNamar is stepping down this December from the
position of president of the Laguna Woods Camera Club.
Mac has served as our club president for the past 5 years.
Finding someone to fill the role of club president is not easy,
as most of our members shy away from any board position.
The role of president is a demanding one and Mac has
served in its capacity with dedication and a great ability to
work well with other members of the board while keeping
the best interests of the general membership foremost on
the club agenda. Mac is the current recipient of the Lydia
Savedoff award which was presented to Mac at the
December holiday party in tribute for his work and loyalty to
the camera club.
2 years at the University of Minnesota studying
business administration on the G.I. bill. All
paths ultimately led to a lifelong career in the
computer field, where Mac finished a 23-year
career with Certified Grocers in southern
California.
In 1964, Mac took a date to a party where he
first met Linda. Quickly realizing he was with
the wrong girl, Mac started dating Linda. The
courtship lasted only 4 months before the well
matched pair sped off to Las Vegas and got
married! By my quick calculation, Mac and
Linda have celebrated 52 anniversaries and
are still counting.
Soon after moving to Leisure World in 2007,
Mac joined the camera club thanks to a chance
encounter with Fred Granger. Through Fred’s
classes and encouragement, Mac became a
lab supervisor and later, a member of the
board of directors.
Mac’s interest in photography was casual
before he joined the camera club, reserved
primarily for social gatherings and travel. To
celebrate their 40th anniversary, Mac and
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*** WALL DISPLAY ***
To ring in the year 2017, Clubhouse 4 Classroom is now displaying the photography of Bill
Hurd, Violet Kong, and Russ Lazar.
It is also showcasing a Black and White exhibit with works by Lawrence Bau, Mike Bray,
Walter Drucker, Karen Fogarty, Jim Graver, Bette Harper, George Harper, Violet Kong,
Russ Lazar, George Mellevold, Mickey Mellevold, Braulio Montesino, Patricia Patti,
Mark Rabinowitch, and Dee Tucker.
Come by and enjoy the exhibits.
The next special subject gallery will be “Street Photography.”
Contact Patricia Patti at [email protected] for an opportunity to display your work.
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Linda vacationed in Maui. For this occasion,
Mac purchased an 8 megapixel Kodak camera to
record their tropical adventure. Mac has since
moved on to a Nikon 5100 and shoots locally at
spots such as Sherman Gardens and San
Joaquin Reserve.
Mac takes special pride in the Fred Granger
Learning Center. The classroom layout and
remodel were started under the leadership of Pat
Wilkinson, but were completed and outfitted last
year under Mac’s watch. Mac notes that the club
continues to be competitive and develop the
photographic capabilities of many members, but
our trend in attracting new members has been
more focused on entertainment and education
than competition. The biggest challenge facing
the club currently is a declining membership
base. Mac notes that the 10% rule restricting
memberships of those living outside the Village
has had a negative impact on our overall
membership base and in participation levels in
critiques and showcase events.
In 2017, Mac will remain on the camera club
board of directors as immediate past president.
He will continue his role in handling publicity and
lending guidance to the club’s direction in the
future.
Mac and Linda
Misty
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More Congratulations to our Members…..
Oak Alley, Louisiana by Ken Furuta
Honorable Mention, 2016 Orange County Fair
Pretty in Pink by Rita Westfield
Note: If you have received any award and/or honor from any organization for your images during the year or are featured in any publication, be sure to email us a copy with all details about your wins or articles so the Cameraderie can include them in our next issue. Thanks.
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On December 11th, 2016 the Camera Club
hosted a 50th Anniversary and Awards Holiday
dinner. Over 116 people attended the
celebration and enjoyed a delicious cocktail
and dinner catered by Yolanda. The highlight
of the evening was the presentation of the
Lydia Savedoff Award to Mac McNamar by
our new president Mark Rabinowitch. Mac has
dedicated years of hard work and leadership
that resulted in a successful club. Besides the
usual first, second and third places awards,
numerous other awards included the highest
accumulated points and scores from the year’s
print and digital critiques. Digital photographs
were projected throughout the evening and an
A-frame gallery displayed club members’ prints.
Barbara Woolweaver and her team
coordinated the memorable event with special
attention to detail. Special thanks to piano
player, Faith Berton-Dublin; decorators, Jan
Philips and Catherine Marra; our MC, David
Dearing; event greeters, Anne and Bob
Hoffelder, Judy Nixon and the evening's
photographer, Pat Patti. Our heartfelt gratitude
to the many volunteers who made the evening
a wonderful celebration!
The Club’s Holiday Dinner
By Patricia Patti
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A big Thank You to Mac McNamar and the 2016 Board of Directors for another great year full of fun activities, classes, workshops, and showcases. We wish the incoming president, Mark Rabinowitch, and the 2017 Board a new year of outstanding achievements for the club. We also want to recognize the enormous contribution and service of outgoing board members Catherine Marra, Jim Graver, and David Shepherd over the years. Thank you for your dedication, tireless work, and great service to the club and our members.
The Cameraderie Team
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8 Tips for Better Composition By Mike Bray
1. Rule of Thirds
Okay, we’ve all heard this one, but we often forget to apply it to our photographs. This often happens because our focusing point is always at the center-point in our viewfinder. Try moving the focusing point in your camera to place the main subject off center, or use a crop that places the main subject off center.
2. Break the Rule of Thirds
Now and then breaking the rule of thirds is a really good idea; just don’t over-do it. Make sure the technique works with the photo you choose!
3. Frame within a Frame
Sometimes you can utilize elements in the foreground to create a frame surrounding your primary subject. This is another technique that will lead the viewer’s eye into your image.
4. Simplicity: Avoid a busy background
Busy features behind your main subject detract from your main focal point. From time to time by moving your body position, you can remove distracting elements in your photograph. With pelicans, I sometimes try to isolate the pelican against the ocean or sky as a background.
5. Fill the Frame
Filling the frame forces the viewer to focus on your image and see the whole of your composition without distracting elements.
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6. Foreground Interest and Depth
By adding items of interest in the foreground, you can create a better feeling of depth in an image. This is one technique you can use to give your photograph a more 3D effect.
7. Look for Leading Lines
Strong leading lines take the viewer’s eye through an image. Paths, walls or patterns can be used as leading lines.
8. The Rule of Space
This compositional guideline suggests leaving space in the direction your subject is moving. This is also true for positioning people so that they are looking into the photograph rather than out the closest edge.
Remember, these rules are general suggestions that work much of the time and are utilized by many of our camera club’s best photographers. See if they work for you! (Adapted from “20 Compositional Techniques That Will Improve Your Photos” by Barry O. Carroll.)
PHOTO OPS: January — March
Lunar New Year Festival, Jan 21 - 22, Monterey Park. http://www.montereypark.ca.gov/669/Lunar-New-Year-Festival
Lunar New Year Tet Festival, Jan 20 - 22, San Diego. http://lunarnewyearfestival.org/
The 2017 UVSA Tet Festival, Jan 27 - 29, OC Fairgrounds. http://tetfestival.org/
Surf City USA Marathon and Active Lifestyle Expo, Feb 3 - 5, Huntington Beach. http://www.runsurfcity.com/
Santa Barbara International Orchid Show, Mar 17 - 19, Santa Barbara. https://sborchidshow.com/
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Welcome to New Members
September - December 2016
Eleanor Bartholomew Martin Bagish Julie Bagish Tom Bell Patricia Buckley Jim Buckley Roberta Buyers Russ Byer Sierra Jessica Calise Selina Chiu David Cohen
Thursday January 5: Workshop “How to Cut & Mat Your Own Prints” by Peter Battin Clubhouse 4, Mat Cutting Room at 9:30AM & 1:30PM
Monday January 9: Showcase “Ireland” by Mark Rabinowitch Clubhouse 3, Dining Room 2 at 6:30PM
Monday & Tuesday January 16 - 17: Workshop “A Baker’s Half Dozen Tips to Improve your Photography” by David Dearing Clubhouse 4, Classroom at 1:30PM & 3:30PM
Monday January 23: Digital Critique Clubhouse 3, Dining Room 2, at 6:30PM Categories: Pictorial, Monochrome, Special Subject: Transportation Deadline for submission: Thursday 01/19, before 5:00PM
Tuesday January 24: Workshop “FastStone Image Viewer” by Peter Battin Clubhouse 4, ClassRoom 1:30PM-3:30PM
Watch out for emails from the club for all details on upcoming showcases and workshops. For activities beyond the 1st quarter, please check our club website for dates and topics.
Be sure to visit the club website www.lhcameraclub.com/latest_news for more details on lectures, workshops, showcases, image critiques, archived images and much more helpful information.
2017 Camera Club Schedule 1st Quarter
Barbel Dagostino Debra David Kaitsu Easlon Stan Fine Roosie Fine Metche Franke Larry Goodman Marilyn Gross Jerry Gross Pamela Guzman Helen Harris Steve Heit
Walt Herd Jerry Hughes "CJ" Carol Kagamaster Bill King Samuel Kong Allan Koven Marlene Koven Raymond La Belle San Lagasse Dorothy Landis Charles Mahru
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Richard McFarland Barbara Mescon Gregory Patti Peter Poon Mark Siliasen Christina Smith Donald Smith Conni Smith Annie Summers Tom Wallace Shirley Xu
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Of Interest…
“Degas: “Russian Dancers” and the Art of Pastel” exhibit, The
Getty Center, November 1, 2016 - May 7, 2017; http://
www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/russian_dancers2016/index.html
“In Focus: Jane and Louise Wilson’s Sealander” exhibit, The
Getty Center, February 14 - July 2, 2017; http://www.getty.edu/
visit/exhibitions/future.html
“Thomas Annan: Photographer of Glasgow” exhibit, The Getty
Center, May 23 - August 13, 2017; http://www.getty.edu/visit/
exhibitions/future.html
“Now Then: Chris Killip and the Making of In Flagrante” exhibit,
The Getty Center, May 23 - August 13, 2017; http://
www.getty.edu/visit/exhibitions/future.html
“Happy Birthday, David Hockney” exhibit, The Getty Center,
June 27 - October 15, 2017; http://www.getty.edu/visit/
exhibitions/future.html
“Seen & Unseen: Photographs of Imogen Cunningham”
exhibit, Bowers Museum, November 19, 2016 - February 26,
2017; click here for more details
“Virgin of Guadalupe: Images in Colonial Mexico” exhibit, The
Bowers Museum, October 8, 2016 - January 29, 2017; click
here for more details
“As She Liked It: The Shakespearean Roles of Madame
Modjeska” exhibit, The Bowers Museum, opened October 10;
click here for more details
“Frieda Kahlo: Her Photos” exhibit, Bowers Museum, February
25 - June 25, 2017; click here for more details
In this Issue..... The Camera Club’s Facilities ……...…. 1 President’s Message ……..…….……… 2 Yearend Competition Results ……....... 3 Changes in the Critiques ……….…...…. 10 Mac McNamar …………………….….…. 11 More Members Wins …….…............….. 13 Club’s 2016 Holiday Dinner ………….... 14 8 Tips for Better Composition …..…..….. 16 Photo Ops ………………………………… 17 Club Activities Schedule - 1st Quarter .… 18 Welcome to New Members .…….…..….. 18 Of Interest ………...…………………….... 19
Cameraderie, Newsletter of The Camera Club of Laguna Woods,
Laguna Woods, CA 92637
Website: www.lhcameraclub.com
View this and older issues on the club’s website at http://www.lhcameraclub.com/Cameraderie.html
Cameraderie Committee
Editor: Mary-Rose Hoang Team: Carolyn Bray, Mike Bray, Bette Harper, Patricia Patti, Elaine Randolph
Any article, question, comment, suggestion please Email us: [email protected]
All Photography are copyrighted and by the articles’ authors unless otherwise noted.
https://www.psa-photo.org/
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To our Members,
A year of Good Health, Safe Travels, and Great Photographic Moments!
The Cameraderie Team
